FAMILY ATTITUDE, COGNITIVE ERROR AND SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT IN DIVORCED FEMALES

Abstract

This study explores the relationship between family attitude, cognitive error and social adjustment in divorced females. The divorce rate is increasing day by day in Pakistan. In Pakistan, there is collectivistic culture, so it is important to determine the underlying causes of the divorce and the behavior of the family members with the divorced females. Moreover, the other important factor is person’s own perception towards himself and towards others. Everyone has different cognition and the cognition also play a vital role in any relationship. The role of family and the cognition of person is very important to survive in the society. The aim is to highlight the importance of family attitude, cognitive error and social adjustment in divorced females. The data of the current study was collected from divorced females.  The correlational research design was used to conduct the research. The research was conducted in community and court. The snowball sampling method was used. The research was conducted on 150 divorced females. These participants were chosen from different area of Sialkot. The age range of participants were 21 years to 60 years.  The following scales were used to assess findings. Demographic form, Attitudes towards Divorced Female Scale, Cognitive Distortions related to Relationship Scale and Fisher Divorce Adjustment Scale Short. The Pearson Correlation and Simple Linear Regression were used to analyze the data that was collected.